ClimateWire headlines — Monday, July 28, 2014 — 8:24 AM

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As extreme weather events likely connected to the planet's warming climate become increasingly common, low-income communities are positioned to suffer the worst consequences during the aftermath of natural disasters, write the authors of a report from the Center for American Progress called "One Storm Shy of Despair."

In Carmel, Ind., where Jim Brainard was the mayor for almost 20 years, the Indianapolis suburb has undergone a transformation to fit his vision. Incohesive city features -- a strip of retail businesses here and rows of office buildings there -- were connected by a new downtown. The population more than doubled to about 80,000 people.